Challenges in the Wider Adoption of Learning Design: Two Exploratory Case Studies

2006 ◽  
pp. 327-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Griffiths ◽  
Josep Blat ◽  
Francisco Casado ◽  
Rocio Garcia ◽  
Juanjo Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Exploratory Case Studies

scholarly journals Synesthesia: From Cross-Modal to Modality-Free Learning and Knowledge

Leonardo ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Williams ◽  
Simone Gumtau ◽  
Jenny Mackness
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Perception And Action ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
Enactive Perception ◽  
The World ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
The Senses

In an integrated view of perception and action, learning involves all the senses, their interaction and cross-modality, rather than multi-modality alone. This can be referred to as synesthetic enactive perception, which forms the basis for more abstract, modality-free knowledge and a potential underpinning for innovative learning design. The authors explore this mode of learning in two case studies: The first focuses on children in Montessori preschools and the second on MEDIATE, an interactive space designed for children on the autistic spectrum that offers a “whole-body” engagement with the world.

scholarly journals The identification and analysis of making-do waste: insights from two Brazilian construction sites

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Torres Formoso ◽  
Lucila Sommer ◽  
Lauri Koskela ◽  
Eduardo Luís Isatto
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Human Practice ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
Exploratory Case Studies

Abstract Making-do has been pointed out as an important category of waste in the construction industry. It refers to a situation in which a task starts or continues without having available all the inputs required for its completion, such as materials, machinery, tools, personnel, external conditions, and information. By contrast, the literature points out that improvisation is a ubiquitous human practice even in highly structured business organizations, and plays an important role when rules and methods fail. The aim of this paper is to provide some insights on the nature of making-do as a type of waste, based on two exploratory case studies carried out on construction sites. The main contributions of this research work are concerned with the identification of different categories of making-do and its main causes. This paper also discusses some strategies for reducing making-do on construction sites.

Emerging Social Entrepreneurial CSR Initiatives in Supply Chains: Exploratory Case Studies of Four Agriculturally Based Entrepreneurs

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (55) ◽  
pp. 40-72
Author(s):  
Susan Cholette ◽  
Denise Kleinrichert ◽  
Theresa Roeder ◽  
Kenneth Sugiyama
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Exploratory Case Studies

E-learning design and entrepreneurship in three European universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1547-1566
Author(s):  
Teresa Anna Rita Gentile ◽  
Rocco Reina ◽  
Ernesto De Nito ◽  
Davide Bizjak ◽  
Paolo Canonico
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
E Learning

PurposeAccording to Fee (2009), e-learning systems have three components: technology, learning content and e-learning design. Few studies have examined e-learning design as an educational process, although universities are increasingly using e-learning as they become more entrepreneurial. This article aimed to investigate how universities approach e-learning design.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a mixed methods approach. First, the authors carried out a quantitative analysis of the websites of the top 100 European universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds Ranking. The authors then moved to a qualitative approach, analyzing a pilot case and three case studies. Semistructured interviews were conducted with managers of e-learning services at the chosen European universities.FindingsThe 100 best European universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings all use e-learning methods. The case study universities were selected from this list. The semistructured interviews with managers of e-learning services highlighted the importance of the design of e-learning courses. However, most focused on the professional figures involved, rather than the process for e-learning and the overall design of the course.Originality/valueThe article provides a detailed study of e-learning design in an educational context. The analysis of multiple case studies allowed the authors to identify how the selected universities carry out didactic design activity through the use of technology. It therefore contributes to knowledge of cases of digital academic entrepreneurship.

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